Seductive cinema : the art of silent film / James Card.
Seductive cinema : the art of silent film / James Card.
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Publisher
New York : Knopf : 1994.
Date
1994.
Call Numbers
N791.4309/51
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 319 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Knopf : 1994.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1994.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Drawing on his close association with Gloria Swanson, Louise Brooks and Joan Crawford ("Crawford acted too soon; if only the movies in the twenties had been more respected, she might have been acknowledged as the formidable actor she was"), Card discusses the silent film's attitudes toward sex, the vamp and the good woman. He describes overlooked s...
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Seductive cinema : the art of silent film / James Card.
Notes
General note
Includes index.
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Call Numbers
N791.4309/51
Record Identifier
74VKJAe82Mp3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJAe82Mp3
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0394572181 :
9780394572185 :
DDC
791.4309
MMS ID
991022262599702626
